ventral fin

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ventral fin

A fin, such as a pelvic fin or an anal fin, that is found on the ventral side of a fish.

ventral fin

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for pelvic fin

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any unpaired median fin situated on the undersurface of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates

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Noun

ventral fin - either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate

pelvic fin

fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

Translations

ventral fin

n → Bauchflosse f

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